2014 Heartland Championship

2014 Heartland Championship 2014 08 23 y–2014 10 26 y"Pink Batts Heartland Championship 2014 draw released". Heartland Championship. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014. New Zealand rugby union New Zealand Mid Canterbury (Meads Cup) Wanganui (Lochore Cup) Buller (Meads Cup) North Otago (Lochore Cup) 2013 2015 The 2014 Heartland Championship was the ninth edition of the Heartland Championship, a rugby union competition involving the twelve amateur rugby unions in New Zealand. The tournament involved a round-robin stage in which the twelve teams played eight games each and then the top four advanced to the Meads Cup semifinals, while fifth to eighth advanced to the Lochore Cup semifinals. In both of these knockout stages the top seeds (first and fifth) played at home against the lowest seeds (fourth and eighth), the second highest seeds (second and sixth) played at home against the third highest seeds (third and seventh) and the final had the higher seed play at home against the lower seed. Teams New Zealand 300 right Locations of teams in the 2014 Heartland Championship New Zealand -41.754026 171.601360 Buller left New Zealand -37.888538 178.323190 East Coast left New Zealand -40.621184 175.282145 Horowhenua-Kapiti left New Zealand -38.669931 176.097193 King Country left New Zealand -43.895357 171.768923 Mid Canterbury right New Zealand -45.070369 170.982800 North Otago right New Zealand -38.652338 177.985725 Poverty Bay bottom New Zealand -44.396742 171.226741 South Canterbury left New Zealand -37.546211 175.700698 Thames Valley left New Zealand -40.956924 175.655100 Wairarapa Bush right New Zealand -39.934273 175.050080 Wanganui left New Zealand -42.465457 171.196754 West Coast left The 2014 Heartland Championship was contested by the following teams: Team Super Rugby partner Hometown Home stadium Capacity"2013 Pink Batts Heartland Championship Media Guide" https://web.archive.org/web/20140714224102/http://files.allblacks.com/comms/2013_Domestic_Competitions/2013-PBHC-MG-WEB-01.pdf 2014-07-14 . AllBlacks.com. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.BullerCrusadersWestportVictoria Square5,000East CoastHurricanesRuatoriaWhakarua Park3,000Horowhenua-KapitiHurricanesLevinLevin Domain6,500King CountryChiefsTaupōOwen Delany Park20,000Mid CanterburyCrusadersAshburtonAshburton Showgrounds5,000North OtagoHighlandersOamaruWhitestone Contracting Stadium7,000Poverty BayHurricanesGisborneMore FM Rugby Park18,000South CanterburyCrusadersTimaruFraser Park12,000Thames ValleyChiefsPaeroaPaeroa Domain3,000Wairarapa BushHurricanesMasterton Trust House Memorial Park10,000WanganuiHurricanesWanganuiCooks Gardens15,000West CoastCrusadersGreymouth Rugby Park6,000 Pre-season Two Heartland Championship teams – Thames Valley and Mid Canterbury – challenged Counties Manukau for the Ranfurly Shield in two matches that took place in at Counties Manukau's home ground, ECOLight Stadium in Pukekohe."First Ranfurly Shield matches confirmed for 2014" https://web.archive.org/web/20140904044742/http://www.itmcup.co.nz/News/23950/first-ranfurly-shield-matches-confirmed-for-2014 2014-09-04 . ITM Cup. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014. 2 July 2014 18:00 (NZST) Counties Manukau 68–0 Report Thames Valley Page (3)Vaipulu (2)HancyPuluRopatiGrahamPenalty try Page (6/10) Page (2/2) MacDonald ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe 9 July 2014 18:00 (NZST) Counties Manukau 46–10 Report Mid Canterbury Hyatt (2) Page Vaipulu Tu'ugafasi Pulu Muirhead Page (4/6) Page (1/1) Jon Sharpe Williams Williams ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe Standings Position Pos. Team Played Pld Wins W Draws D Losses L Points for PF Points against PA Points difference PD Try bonus (4 or more tries) TB Losing bonus (margin of 7 points or less) LB Points Pts 1 Buller 8 8 0 0 282 145 +137 5 0 37 2 Poverty Bay 8 5 1 2 231 168 +63 5 1 28 3 Mid Canterbury 8 5 1 2 258 139 +119 3 1 26 4 Horowhenua-Kapiti 8 5 2 1 169 121 +48 1 1 26 5 King Country 8 5 0 3 196 176 +20 3 2 25 6 South Canterbury 8 4 0 4 202 165 +37 4 1 21 7 North Otago 8 4 0 4 174 155 +19 1 2 20 8 Wanganui 8 3 0 5 203 194 +9 3 2 17 9 Thames Valley 8 3 1 4 139 135 +2 0 3 17 10 West Coast 8 2 0 6 163 232 −69 2 3 13 11 Wairarapa Bush 8 1 1 6 151 238 −87 2 1 9 12 East Coast 8 0 0 8 67 367 −300 0 0 0 Meads Cup, Heartland Championship and ITM Cup Championship qualification Lochore Cup qualification In the case of a two-team tie on points the ranking of teams is decided by: (1) the winner of the round robin match between the two provinces; then (2) highest point difference; then (3) most tries scored; then (4) a coin toss. In the case of a three-team or more tie on points the ranking of teams is decided by: (1) the province with the most wins against other tied provinces in the Round Robin; then (2) if two teams remain tied they shall be ranked according to the criteria listed above, but if more than two teams remain tied, they shall be ranked according to criteria (2) to (4) only. Regular season The schedule of fixtures was released on 3 April 2014. Round 1 23 August 2014 14:00 (NZST) King Country 32–13 Wairarapa Bush Owen Delany Park, Taupō 23 August 2014 14:30 (NZST) Mid Canterbury 52–27 West Coast Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton 23 August 2014 14:30 (NZST) Poverty Bay 52–12 East Coast Rugby Park, Gisborne 23 August 2014 14:30 (NZST) South Canterbury 31–18 Wanganui Fraser Park, Timaru 23 August 2014 14:30 (NZST) Buller 17–9 North Otago Victoria Square, Westport 23 August 2014 14:30 (NZST) Horowhenua-Kapiti 19–19 Thames Valley Levin Domain, Levin Round 2 30 August 2014 13:30 (NZST) Wairarapa Bush 23–23 Mid Canterbury Memorial Park, Masterton 30 August 2014 14:00 (NZST) Thames Valley 15–10 King Country Boyd Park, Te Aroha 30 August 2014 14:30 (NZST) Wanganui 23–34 Horowhenua-Kapiti Cooks Gardens, Wanganui 30 August 2014 14:30 (NZST) West Coast 15–49 South Canterbury Rugby Park, Greymouth 30 August 2014 14:30 (NZST) East Coast 6–62 Buller Whakarua Park, Ruatoria 30 August 2014 14:30 (NZST) North Otago 43–34 Poverty Bay Centennial Park, Oamaru Round 3 6 September 2014 13:30 (NZST) South Canterbury 43–16 Wairarapa Bush Fraser Park, Timaru 6 September 2014 14:00 (NZST) Thames Valley 20–15 Mid Canterbury Paeroa Domain, Paeroa 6 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) Wanganui 20–15 North Otago Cooks Gardens, Wanganui 6 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) Horowhenua-Kapiti 37–10 East Coast Levin Domain, Levin 6 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) King Country 29–53 Buller Rugby Park, Te Kūiti 6 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) Poverty Bay 29–20 West Coast Rugby Park, Gisborne Round 4 13 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) Buller 19–10 South Canterbury Victoria Square, Westport 13 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) East Coast 8–21 Thames Valley Whakarua Park, Ruatoria 13 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) Mid Canterbury 30–14 Wanganui Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton 13 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) North Otago 14–17 King Country Centennial Park, Oamaru 13 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) Wairarapa Bush 10–23 Poverty Bay Memorial Park, Masterton 13 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) West Coast 17–19 Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Park, Greymouth Round 5 20 September 2014 14:00 (NZST) Thames Valley 15–19 North Otago Paeroa Domain, Paeroa 20 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) Wanganui 44–7 East Coast Cooks Gardens, Wanganui 20 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) Horowhenua-Kapiti 12–9 Wairarapa Bush Levin Domain, Levin 20 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) King Country 15–10 West Coast Owen Delany Park, Taupō 20 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) Mid Canterbury 19–29 Buller Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton 20 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) South Canterbury 32–28 Poverty Bay Fraser Park, Timaru Round 6 27 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) Buller 19–12 Horowhenua-Kapiti Victoria Square, Westport 27 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) East Coast 12–67 Mid Canterbury Whakarua Park, Ruatoria 27 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) Poverty Bay 35–29 King Country Rugby Park, Gisborne 27 September 2014 14:30 (NZST) North Otago 22–19 South Canterbury Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 27 September 2014 14:00 (NZST) Wairarapa Bush 20–18 Thames Valley Memorial Park, Masterton 27 September 2014 13:00 (NZST) West Coast 23–17 Wanganui Rugby Park, Greymouth Round 7 4 October 2014 14:30 (NZST) Buller 29–24 West Coast Victoria Square, Westport 4 October 2014 14:30 (NZST) East Coast 7–34 King Country Whakarua Park, Ruatoria 4 October 2014 14:00 (NZST) Horowhenua-Kapiti 23–11 South Canterbury Levin Domain, Levin 4 October 2014 14:30 (NZST) Mid Canterbury 28–7 North Otago Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton 4 October 2014 14:30 (NZST) Thames Valley 9–17 Poverty Bay Paeroa Domain, Paeroa 4 October 2014 14:30 (NZST) Wanganui 38–24 Wairarapa Bush Cooks Gardens, Wanganui Round 8 11 October 2014 14:30 (NZST) King Country 30–29 Wanganui Rugby Park, Te Kūiti 11 October 2014 14:30 (NZST) North Otago 45–5 East Coast Centennial Park, Oamaru 11 October 2014 14:30 (NZST) Poverty Bay 13–13 Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Park, Gisborne 11 October 2014 14:30 (NZST) South Canterbury 7–24 Mid Canterbury Fraser Park, Timaru 11 October 2014 14:30 (NZST) Wairarapa Bush 36–49 Buller Memorial Park, Masterton 11 October 2014 14:30 (NZST) West Coast 27–22 Thames Valley Rugby Park, Greymouth Finals Meads Cup semi-finals Meads Cup final 1 Buller 22 4 Horowhenua-Kapiti 15 2 Poverty Bay 22 3 Mid Canterbury 29 1 Buller 13 3 Mid Canterbury 36 Lochore Cup semi-finals Lochore Cup final 5 King Country 6 8 Wanganui 37 6 South Canterbury 12 7 North Otago 16 7 North Otago 12 8 Wanganui 14 Semifinals Meads Cup 18 October 2014 Buller 22–15 Horowhenua-Kapiti Victoria Square, Westport 18 October 2014 Poverty Bay 22–29 Mid Canterbury Rugby Park, Gisborne Lochore Cup 18 October 2014 King Country 6–37 Wanganui Rugby Park, Te Kuiti 18 October 2014 South Canterbury 12–16 North Otago Fraser Park, Timaru Finals Meads Cup 25 October 2014 Buller 13–36 Mid Canterbury Victoria Square, Westport Lochore Cup 26 October 2014 North Otago 12–14 Wanganui Centennial Park, Oamaru See also Sports Hanan Shield competed for by Mid Canterbury, North Otago and South Canterbury Rundle Cup played between Buller and West Coast New Zealand Heartland XV Ranfurly Shield 2010–2019 2014 ITM Cup References Category:Heartland Championship Heartland Heartland